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501	Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty by Mark Winne 3.71 avg rating — 576 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
501	The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue by David Sax (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 996 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
501	Spice and Seasoning cookbook: A Starter’s Guide of Spices, Seasonings, Herbs, and Aromatics - 50 Recipes for Learning How to Jazz Up Food! by Julia Chiles 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
501	Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience (First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies) by Enrique Salmón 4.02 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
505	The Thousand Dollar Dinner: America's First Great Cookery Challenge by Becky Libourel Diamond (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
505	Delectable Dutch Recipes: A Complete Cookbook of Delicious Dutch Dish Ideas! by Julia Chiles really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
505	Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food by Gina Rae La Cerva (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 466 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
508	This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?: From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets by Patrick DiJusto (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 329 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
508	Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health (Volume 74) (California Studies in Food and Culture) by Marion Nestle 3.96 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
510	Big Kibble: The Hidden Dangers of the Pet Food Industry and How to Do Better by Our Dogs by Shawn Buckley 4.04 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
511	The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong by Barry Glassner (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
511	The Food We Eat, the Stories We Tell: Contemporary Appalachian Tables by Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt (Editor) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
513	Foodprints by Paula Ayer 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
513	Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci 4.19 avg rating — 92,146 ratings score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
515	Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly by James McWilliams 3.70 avg rating — 664 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
515	American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 37) by Andrew F. Smith 3.48 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
517	Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World by Johan Swinnen 3.73 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
517	Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream by Tung Nguyen 3.86 avg rating — 1,582 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
519	How We Eat with Our Eyes and Think with Our Stomachs: The Hidden Influences That Shape Your Eating Habits by Melanie Mühl 3.37 avg rating — 500 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
519	Raise: What 4-H Teaches 7 Million Kids & How Its Lessons Could Change Food & Farming Forever by Kiera Butler 3.78 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
521	Edible Insects: A Global History by Gina Louise Hunter 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 31, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
522	The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus by Ryan Jacobs (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,565 ratings score: 30, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
522	Vinegar and Char: Verse from the Southern Foodways Alliance by Sandra Beasley (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 30, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
524	How to Taste: The Curious Cooks Handbook to Seasoning and Balance, from Umami to Acid and Beyond with Recipes by Becky Selengut (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 29, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
524	Writing in the Kitchen: Essays on Southern Literature and Foodways by David A. Davis (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 29, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
526	Dethroning the Deceitful Pork Chop: Rethinking African American Foodways from Slavery to Obama by Jennifer Jensen Wallach (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 28, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
527	How to Read a French Fry: And Other Stories of Intriguing Kitchen Science by Russ Parsons 3.73 avg rating — 532 ratings score: 27, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
527	Chocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business by Lowell J. Satre 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 27, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
529	Sorting the Beef from the Bull: The Science of Food Fraud Forensics by Richard Evershed 3.88 avg rating — 156 ratings score: 26, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
529	Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine by Marion Nestle 3.72 avg rating — 202 ratings score: 26, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
531	Serious Pig: An American Cook in Search of His Roots by John Thorne (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 233 ratings score: 25, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
531	Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds by Scott Chaskey 4.02 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 25, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
533	Real Food: What to Eat and Why by Nina Planck 4.04 avg rating — 4,881 ratings score: 24, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
533	Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health by Charlotte Biltekoff 3.90 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 24, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
535	From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals by Barbara Haber 3.89 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 23, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
535	Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies by Rossi Anastopoulo 3.71 avg rating — 366 ratings score: 23, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
537	Gastroanomalies: Questionable Culinary Creations from the Golden Age of American Cookery by James Lileks 3.96 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 22, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
537	Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History by William Alexander (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,641 ratings score: 22, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
539	The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Honey, Salt, Chile, Pork, Rice, Cacao, and Tomato by Jenny Linford 3.48 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 21, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
540	Louisiana Crawfish: A Succulent History of the Cajun Crustacean by Sam Irwin 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 20, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
541	It's Disgusting and We Ate It! True Food Facts from Around the World and Throughout History by James Solheim 3.89 avg rating — 209 ratings score: 19, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
542	Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America by Jim Auchmutey (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 18, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
543	Pumpkin, Pumpkin: Folklore, History, Planting Hints and Good Eating by Anne Copeland 3.65 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 17, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
544	Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 3,013 ratings score: 16, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
545	Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village in Thailand by Mark Pendergrast (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 15, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
546	Searching for the Dixie Barbecue: Journeys Into the Southern Psyche by Wilber W. Caldwell 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 14, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
547	We Just Keep Running the Line: Black Southern Women and the Poultry Processing Industry by Laguana Gray really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 13, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
548	Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide To Hosting the Perfect Funeral by Gayden Metcalfe 3.85 avg rating — 2,464 ratings score: 12, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
549	Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution by Frederick Douglass Opie 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 11, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
550	Southern Belly by John T. Edge 3.96 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 10, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
551	Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats by Maryn McKenna (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 890 ratings score: 9, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
552	Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Estabrook 3.95 avg rating — 4,527 ratings score: 8, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
553	Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies by Eduardo J. Gómez 2.92 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 7, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
554	Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar: Stories of Food during Wartime by the World's Leading Correspondents (California Studies in Food and Culture, 31) by Matt Mcallester 4.05 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 6, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
555	What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health by David R. Montgomery (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 622 ratings score: 5, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
556	Foodtopia: Communities in Pursuit of Peace, Love, & Homegrown Food - How Five Generations of Utopians Reimagined Food, Freedom, and Community by Margot Anne Kelley 3.85 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 4, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
557	A Life Of Spice: Stories of food, culture and life by Monica Saigal Bhide (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 3, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars